Suspect in Utica hazmat case charged in Otsego Co.

The man whose arrest ended with a hazmat team being called to a Utica apartment building Monday has been arraigned in Otsego County, Sheriff's deputies there said.

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Posted Jul. 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM

Posted Jul. 16, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Jul 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM

ONEONTA

The man whose arrest ended with a hazmat team being called to a Utica apartment building Monday has been arraigned in Otsego County, Sheriff's deputies there said.

Anthony Palladino, 49, formerly of Oneonta, is accused of selling crack cocaine in that city last year. A warrant was issued for his arrest recently after a grand jury indicted him on felony third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, deputies said.

A hazmat team was called to Palladino's current Elm Street apartment in Utica on Monday after the officers who went to arrest him reported experiencing a burning sensation that made them suspect a possible meth lab, Utica police said.

Officers from the U.S. Marshal's Task Force took Palladino into custody and later turned him over to Otsego County investigators. He was then held overnight in Otsego County jail before being arraigned Tuesday in Otsego County court, where bail was set at $20,000, deputies said.

Palladino has three prior felony convictions and faces up to 15 years to life in prison if convicted on the Otsego County charges, deputies said.

Additional charges are expected in Utica in connection with Monday's incident.